Evaluation of Faculty Mentoring Practices in Seven U.S. Dental Schools.

The aim of this cross-sectional study was to examine the faculty mentoring practices in seven dental schools in the U.S. A 34-item survey was administered electronically to dental faculty members of all ranks, tracks, and job categories in seven dental schools using faculty listservs.

Ethnic and language influence on parents' perception of paediatric behaviour management techniques.

Background: Parental preference for various behaviour management techniques (BMTs) used in paediatric dentistry has been shown to be influenced by many factors, including ethnicity.

Aim: To measure parental acceptability of BMTs used in paediatric dentistry and how it is influenced by ethnicity and language.

Design: Parents of patients presenting to a paediatric dentistry residency clinic in Houston, Texas, USA or Medellín, Colombia watched ten video BMT vignettes and rated their acceptance on a visual analog scale (VAS).